Newspaper English: words that will help you understand American news

You speak English quite well, but to read and listen to American news are you still uneasy? Don’t worry, you’re not alone! All due to the fact that in news reports and official memos used (newspaper) vocabulary — words which in everyday life without even talking to the Americans.

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Edition of “Voice of America” has prepared a special ‘ video “Newspaper vocabulary” for those who want to understand American news to the ear.

The meaning of the words:

Vigilant — Watchful

Rumors — Rumors

Shun — To Avoid

Culpable — Guilty

Incubator — Incubator

Infiltrate — Penetrate

Draconian — Draconian

Superfood — Superfood

Anonymous — Anonymous

Forfeit — Forfeiture

Remittance — Money transfer

Dire — Catastrophic

Stigma — Stereotype

Vulnerable — Vulnerable

Pamper — cherish

Precious — Precious

Corona — the Solar corona

Smuggle — smuggling

Misogyny — Misogyny

Hypothesis — A Hypothesis

Inevitable — Inevitable

Exoplanet — Exoplanet

Radiant — Radiant

Gentrify — to Refine, reconstruct

Expulsion — Expulsion

Decisive — Decisive

Collusion — Conspiracy

Sophisticated — Sophisticated, advanced, sophisticated

Encourage — Encourage

Debris — Space debris

Chronic — The Chronic

Ordinary — Ordinary

Trend — Trend

Toxic — Toxic

Photobomb — to Get into the frame

Desperate — desperate

Bureaucracy — Bureaucracy

Alien — an Alien from outer space

Renovation — Renovation

Underestimated — Underestimated

Authentic — Authentic

Automate — Automate

President-elect — the President-Elect

Persecuted — Persecuted

Deteriorate — Deteriorate

Surreal — Surrealisty

Executive order — a Presidential decree

To hack — Hack

Confront — Confront

Hybrid — Hybrid

Affordable — Available

Empathy — Compassion

Maintain — Support, keep

Impact — Impact, impact, damage

Dissent — Disagreement, dissent

Mindfulness — Mindfulness

Fake — Fake (fake)

Euphoria — Euphoria

Troll — Troll

Catastrophic — Catastrophic

Incredible — Incredible

Cosmetics — Cosmetics

Fired — Dismissed

Satire — Satire

Artifact — The Artifact

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